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When you bring fresh mushrooms home from the store, remove them from the plastic and put them into a paper bag. Fold the top closed and the mushrooms will last a week. Even if they dry up a little, they are still good for cooking.
Carol, Philadelphia, PA
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A good way of preserving herbs that won't last in the refrigerator, like extra basil or cilantro, is to finely chop them and freeze with a small amount of water (just enough to hold it together) in ice cube trays. You can then pop the herbsicles out of the tray and store in a plastic food storage bag. When you need to add an herbal zip to soups, sauces or other recipes, just toss in a cube.
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Here is an old Chinese trick: fill a small clay pot (that has a lid) with plain white sand. Store fresh gingerroot by burying it in the sand. It will keep for months! Much better than those dried up roots you find on your refrigerator shelves.
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When you buy a peppers (any color) or even onions, and you end up with a little or a lot left over, cut them into slices for stir-frys, or little bits for flavoring recipes, adding to sauces, dips, salsas etc, and freeze. I use the plastic take-away containers that salads are sold in. A chunk breaks off the frozen whole easily, giving you access to a small amount should you need it. The vegetables don't need to be thawed before use.
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Test baking soda for freshness by pouring 1/2 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice over the baking soda. If doesn't actively bubble, it's too old to be effective. Pour it down the drain and buy a new box!
FabulousFoods.com
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Store lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit rinds in the freezer. Grate fresh citrus zest whenever you need it.
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Are your banana's past their prime? Peel then leave whole or slice and freeze in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Once frozen, place bananas in a plastic freezer zipper bag. Use in smoothies or in any recipe calling for mashed bananas.
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Has your brown sugar hardened? Place your box of brown sugar in a zip lock bag. Place a small piece of bread inside the ziplock bag but outside of the box. Seal and let sit a short while (at least overnight). Use the softened sugar as needed. Replace the dried out bread (it dries as it remoistens the sugar) with a fresh piece as needed.
FabulousFoods.com
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Placing a slice of soft bread in a package of hardened brown sugar will soften it in a couple of hours.
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When you only need egg whites for a recipe, put the egg yolk in a small dish and freeze. After frozen remove from dish & store in a labeled zip top bag. Perfect for making mayo, etc.
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